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TIL the US government detected Chinese nuclear testing in US airspace during the Cold War

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nAGG TIL that in an effort to increase sales, some clothing stores use mirrors that make you look about 10 pounds thinner
8agrV TIL of David Douglas: A Scottish botanist/explorer who became the first mountaineer in America. When climbing Mauna Kea in Hawaii he fell (or was pushed) into a pit trap with spikes. A bull then fell on top of him, crushing him to death.
W7oyN TIL of Charley Goldman, a boxing trainer who is credited with turning Rocky Marciano from an apparently unimpressive specimen, into an undefeated world champion.
ADDJg In 2011, my partner and I moved to New York. Straight from Austria without knowing what to expect.
d8JbE TIL Lady Jane Grey was the unofficial Queen of England for 9 days after Edward VI nominated her before his death since he didn’t want his Catholic sister, Mary I, to take the throne. She was beheaded by Mary I for treason